How to Say ‘For being late’ in Spain Spanish
Por llegar tarde
por yeh-GAHR TAR-deh
[por yeh-GAHR TAR-deh]
💬 Usage Tip: After [por], Spanish uses the basic verb form: [por llegar tarde], [por esperar]. This is a handy pattern for apologizing or thanking: [Gracias por venir].
Phrase Breakdown
Por llegar
por yeh-GAHR
For being late / for arriving
Por + infinitive is used to express the reason for something.
Gracias por venir.
Thanks for coming.
Words in this phrase
Por
[por]
for
Used to introduce the reason in an apology.
Perdón por llegar tarde.
Sorry for arriving late.
llegar
[yeh-GAHR]
to arrive
The verb used when talking about getting to a place.
No quiero llegar tarde.
I do not want to arrive late.
tarde
[TAR-deh]
late
Used with llegar to mean 'to arrive late'.
Es malo llegar tarde.
It is bad to arrive late.
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